Not every legacy deserves to survive. Not every secret deserves to stay buried. In the shadow of California's Sierra Nevada mountains lies Darkness, a town where secrets run as deep as the valleys and some families' roots are stained with blood. Interim Sheriff Izar Llewellyn has enough on her plate, trying to prove herself worthy of her badge while battling small-town politics and her own painful past. But when a local mechanic is found hanged in the library's historical reading room, what looks like suicide soon reveals a darker truth. As Izzy digs deeper, she uncovers a generations-old web of murder, land theft, and betrayal that threatens the town's most powerful family. With help from the town's brooding doctor, Cole Barrow, she begins to piece together a story that started during the California Gold Rush and never truly ended. But some people will kill to keep the past buried, and Izzy's investigation has stirred up more than old ghosts. Now she's not just fighting for justice-she's fighting for her life. A gripping suspense novel that proves some family legacies are written in blood.
